Which of the following is/are (a) common criticism(s) of Merton's strain theory?
a. It is not clear that all Americans are equally committed to striving for material success.
b. The theory does not specify the conditions under which people who are experiencing strain come to choose one or another of the five resolutions.
c. Merton does not address – in fact, he virtually ignores, upper-class deviance.
d. all of the above
D
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